v3.78.3

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-04-14 - 3.78.3 - fix(dees-table)
+stabilize live updates by reusing row DOM and avoiding redundant layout recalculations
+
+- reuse keyed table rows across live-sorted updates so existing row elements persist while cells reorder
+- limit flash animation restarts to changed cells by tracking per-cell flash tokens
+- avoid repeated column width measurements unless table layout inputs actually change
+- replace async header and footer action rendering with direct mapped output to prevent comment node growth during updates
+- add Chromium live update tests covering width measurement stability, comment growth, and row DOM reuse
+
 ## 2026-04-12 - 3.78.2 - fix(deps)
 bump @design.estate/dees-wcctools to ^3.9.0
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@design.estate/dees-catalog",
-  "version": "3.78.2",
+  "version": "3.78.3",
   "private": false,
   "description": "A comprehensive library that provides dynamic web components for building sophisticated and modern web applications using JavaScript and TypeScript.",
   "main": "dist_ts_web/index.js",

test/test.dees-table-liveupdates.chromium.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+import { expect, tap } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import * as deesCatalog from '../ts_web/index.js';
+import type {
+  Column,
+  ISortDescriptor,
+} from '../ts_web/elements/00group-dataview/dees-table/index.js';
+
+interface ITestRow {
+  id: string;
+  score: number;
+  label: string;
+}
+
+const testColumns: Column<ITestRow>[] = [
+  { key: 'id', header: 'ID' },
+  { key: 'score', header: 'Score' },
+  { key: 'label', header: 'Label' },
+];
+
+const scoreSort: ISortDescriptor[] = [{ key: 'score', dir: 'desc' }];
+
+const waitForNextFrame = async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => resolve());
+  });
+};
+
+const waitForMacrotask = async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    window.setTimeout(() => resolve(), 0);
+  });
+};
+
+const settleTable = async (table: deesCatalog.DeesTable<ITestRow>) => {
+  await table.updateComplete;
+  await waitForNextFrame();
+  await waitForMacrotask();
+  await table.updateComplete;
+};
+
+const createRows = (iteration: number): ITestRow[] => {
+  const cycle = iteration % 3;
+
+  if (cycle === 0) {
+    return [
+      { id: 'alpha', score: 60, label: `Alpha ${iteration}` },
+      { id: 'beta', score: 20, label: `Beta ${iteration}` },
+      { id: 'gamma', score: 40, label: `Gamma ${iteration}` },
+    ];
+  }
+
+  if (cycle === 1) {
+    return [
+      { id: 'alpha', score: 30, label: `Alpha ${iteration}` },
+      { id: 'beta', score: 70, label: `Beta ${iteration}` },
+      { id: 'gamma', score: 50, label: `Gamma ${iteration}` },
+    ];
+  }
+
+  return [
+    { id: 'alpha', score: 55, label: `Alpha ${iteration}` },
+    { id: 'beta', score: 35, label: `Beta ${iteration}` },
+    { id: 'gamma', score: 75, label: `Gamma ${iteration}` },
+  ];
+};
+
+const createTable = (
+  rows: ITestRow[],
+  highlightUpdates: 'none' | 'flash'
+): deesCatalog.DeesTable<ITestRow> => {
+  const table = new deesCatalog.DeesTable<ITestRow>();
+  table.searchable = false;
+  table.columns = testColumns;
+  table.rowKey = 'id';
+  table.sortBy = scoreSort;
+  table.highlightUpdates = highlightUpdates;
+  table.data = rows;
+  document.body.appendChild(table);
+  return table;
+};
+
+const countComments = (root: Node): number => {
+  const walker = document.createTreeWalker(root, NodeFilter.SHOW_COMMENT);
+  let count = 0;
+  while (walker.nextNode()) count++;
+  return count;
+};
+
+const getBodyRows = (table: deesCatalog.DeesTable<ITestRow>): HTMLTableRowElement[] =>
+  Array.from(
+    table.shadowRoot?.querySelectorAll('tbody tr[data-row-idx]') ?? []
+  ) as HTMLTableRowElement[];
+
+const getRenderedRowIds = (table: deesCatalog.DeesTable<ITestRow>): string[] =>
+  getBodyRows(table).map((row) => row.cells[0]?.textContent?.trim() ?? '');
+
+const getRenderedRowMap = (
+  table: deesCatalog.DeesTable<ITestRow>
+): Map<string, HTMLTableRowElement> => {
+  const rowMap = new Map<string, HTMLTableRowElement>();
+  for (const row of getBodyRows(table)) {
+    const rowId = row.cells[0]?.textContent?.trim() ?? '';
+    if (rowId) rowMap.set(rowId, row);
+  }
+  return rowMap;
+};
+
+tap.test('dees-table avoids repeated width measurement and comment growth on live updates', async () => {
+  const table = new deesCatalog.DeesTable<ITestRow>();
+  let widthMeasureCalls = 0;
+  const originalDetermineColumnWidths = table.determineColumnWidths.bind(table);
+  table.determineColumnWidths = (async () => {
+    widthMeasureCalls++;
+    await originalDetermineColumnWidths();
+  }) as typeof table.determineColumnWidths;
+
+  table.searchable = false;
+  table.columns = testColumns;
+  table.rowKey = 'id';
+  table.sortBy = scoreSort;
+  table.highlightUpdates = 'none';
+  table.data = createRows(0);
+  document.body.appendChild(table);
+
+  try {
+    await settleTable(table);
+
+    const initialWidthMeasureCalls = widthMeasureCalls;
+    const initialCommentCount = countComments(table.shadowRoot!);
+
+    expect(initialWidthMeasureCalls).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    for (let iteration = 1; iteration <= 10; iteration++) {
+      table.data = createRows(iteration);
+      await settleTable(table);
+    }
+
+    expect(widthMeasureCalls).toEqual(initialWidthMeasureCalls);
+    expect(countComments(table.shadowRoot!)).toEqual(initialCommentCount);
+  } finally {
+    table.remove();
+  }
+});
+
+tap.test('dees-table reuses row DOM while flashing live-sorted updates', async () => {
+  const table = createTable(createRows(0), 'flash');
+
+  try {
+    await settleTable(table);
+
+    const initialRowMap = getRenderedRowMap(table);
+
+    table.data = createRows(1);
+    await settleTable(table);
+
+    const updatedRowMap = getRenderedRowMap(table);
+
+    expect(getRenderedRowIds(table)).toEqual(['beta', 'gamma', 'alpha']);
+    expect(updatedRowMap.get('alpha')).toEqual(initialRowMap.get('alpha'));
+    expect(updatedRowMap.get('beta')).toEqual(initialRowMap.get('beta'));
+    expect(updatedRowMap.get('gamma')).toEqual(initialRowMap.get('gamma'));
+  } finally {
+    table.remove();
+  }
+});
+
+export default tap.start();

ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@design.estate/dees-catalog',
-  version: '3.78.2',
+  version: '3.78.3',
   description: 'A comprehensive library that provides dynamic web components for building sophisticated and modern web applications using JavaScript and TypeScript.'
 }

ts_web/elements/00group-dataview/dees-table/dees-table.ts

@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
   private accessor __floatingActive: boolean = false;
 
   // ─── Flash-on-update state (only populated when highlightUpdates === 'flash') ──
-  /** rowId → set of colKey strings currently flashing. */
+  /** rowId → (colKey → flash token) for cells currently flashing. */
   @state()
-  private accessor __flashingCells: Map<string, Set<string>> = new Map();
+  private accessor __flashingCells: Map<string, Map<string, number>> = new Map();
 
   /** rowId → (colKey → last-seen resolved cell value). Populated per diff pass. */
   private __prevSnapshot?: Map<string, Map<string, unknown>>;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
   /** Single shared timer that clears __flashingCells after highlightDuration ms. */
   private __flashClearTimer?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
 
-  /** Monotonic counter bumped each flash batch so directives.keyed recreates the cell node and restarts the animation. */
+  /** Monotonic counter bumped per flash batch so only changed cells restart their animation. */
   private __flashTick: number = 0;
 
   /** One-shot console.warn gate for missing rowKey in flash mode. */
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
     columns: any;
     augment: boolean;
     displayFunction: any;
-    data: any;
+    displayShapeKey: string;
     out: Column<T>[];
   };
   private __memoViewData?: {
@@ -329,8 +329,13 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
     effectiveColumns: Column<T>[];
     out: T[];
   };
-  /** Tracks the (data, columns) pair that `determineColumnWidths()` last sized for. */
-  private __columnsSizedFor?: { data: any; columns: any };
+  /** Tracks the layout inputs that `determineColumnWidths()` last sized for. */
+  private __columnsSizedFor?: {
+    effectiveColumns: Column<T>[];
+    showSelectionCheckbox: boolean;
+    inRowActionCount: number;
+    table: HTMLTableElement;
+  };
 
   // ─── Virtualization state ────────────────────────────────────────────
   /** Estimated row height (px). Measured once from the first rendered row. */
@@ -409,15 +414,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
         const view: T[] = (this as any)._lastViewData ?? [];
         const item = view.find((r) => this.getRowId(r) === this.__focusedCell!.rowId);
         if (!item) return;
-        const allCols: Column<T>[] =
-          Array.isArray(this.columns) && this.columns.length > 0
-            ? computeEffectiveColumnsFn(
-                this.columns,
-                this.augmentFromDisplayFunction,
-                this.displayFunction,
-                this.data
-              )
-            : computeColumnsFromDisplayFunctionFn(this.displayFunction, this.data);
+        const allCols = this.__getEffectiveColumns();
         const col = allCols.find((c) => String(c.key) === this.__focusedCell!.colKey);
         if (!col || !this.__isColumnEditable(col)) return;
         eventArg.preventDefault();
@@ -469,15 +466,24 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
    * that affect it. Avoids re-running `computeEffectiveColumnsFn` /
    * `computeColumnsFromDisplayFunctionFn` on every Lit update.
    */
+  private __getDisplayFunctionShapeKey(): string {
+    if (!this.data || this.data.length === 0) return '';
+    const firstTransformedItem = this.displayFunction(this.data[0]) ?? {};
+    return Object.keys(firstTransformedItem).join('\u0000');
+  }
+
   private __getEffectiveColumns(): Column<T>[] {
     const usingColumns = Array.isArray(this.columns) && this.columns.length > 0;
+    const displayShapeKey = !usingColumns || this.augmentFromDisplayFunction
+      ? this.__getDisplayFunctionShapeKey()
+      : '';
     const cache = this.__memoEffectiveCols;
     if (
       cache &&
       cache.columns === this.columns &&
       cache.augment === this.augmentFromDisplayFunction &&
       cache.displayFunction === this.displayFunction &&
-      cache.data === this.data
+      cache.displayShapeKey === displayShapeKey
     ) {
       return cache.out;
     }
@@ -493,7 +499,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
       columns: this.columns,
       augment: this.augmentFromDisplayFunction,
       displayFunction: this.displayFunction,
-      data: this.data,
+      displayShapeKey,
       out,
     };
     return out;
@@ -543,6 +549,9 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
   public render(): TemplateResult {
     const effectiveColumns = this.__getEffectiveColumns();
     const viewData = this.__getViewData(effectiveColumns);
+    const headerActions = this.getActionsForType('header');
+    const footerActions = this.getActionsForType('footer');
+    const inRowActions = this.getActionsForType('inRow');
     (this as any)._lastViewData = viewData;
 
     // Virtualization slice — only the rows in `__virtualRange` actually
@@ -572,12 +581,8 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
             <div class="heading heading2">${this.heading2}</div>
           </div>
           <div class="headerActions">
-            ${directives.resolveExec(async () => {
-              const resultArray: TemplateResult[] = [];
-              for (const action of this.dataActions) {
-                if (!action.type?.includes('header')) continue;
-                resultArray.push(
-                  html`<div
+            ${headerActions.map(
+              (action) => html`<div
                 class="headerAction"
                 @click=${() => {
                   action.actionFunc({
@@ -591,10 +596,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
                       ${action.name}`
                   : action.name}
               </div>`
-                );
-              }
-              return resultArray;
-            })}
+            )}
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="headingSeparation"></div>
@@ -658,11 +660,11 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
                     : html``}
                   ${directives.repeat(
                     renderRows,
-                    (itemArg, sliceIdx) => `${this.getRowId(itemArg)}::${renderStart + sliceIdx}`,
+                    (itemArg) => this.getRowId(itemArg),
                     (itemArg, sliceIdx) => {
                     const rowIndex = renderStart + sliceIdx;
                     const rowId = this.getRowId(itemArg);
-                    const flashSet = this.__flashingCells.get(rowId);
+                    const flashTokens = this.__flashingCells.get(rowId);
                     return html`
                       <tr
                         data-row-idx=${rowIndex}
@@ -694,7 +696,8 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
                             const isEditing =
                               this.__editingCell?.rowId === rowId &&
                               this.__editingCell?.colKey === editKey;
-                            const isFlashing = !!flashSet?.has(editKey);
+                            const flashToken = flashTokens?.get(editKey);
+                            const isFlashing = flashToken !== undefined;
                             const useFlashBorder = isFlashing && !!col.flashBorder;
                             const cellClasses = [
                               isEditable ? 'editable' : '',
@@ -720,7 +723,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
                               >
                                 ${isFlashing
                                   ? directives.keyed(
-                                      `${rowId}:${editKey}:${this.__flashTick}`,
+                                      `${rowId}:${editKey}:${flashToken}`,
                                       innerHtml
                                     )
                                   : innerHtml}
@@ -728,11 +731,11 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
                             `;
                           })}
                         ${(() => {
-                          if (this.dataActions && this.dataActions.length > 0) {
+                          if (inRowActions.length > 0) {
                             return html`
                               <td class="actionsCol">
                                 <div class="actionsContainer">
-                                  ${this.getActionsForType('inRow').map(
+                                  ${inRowActions.map(
                                     (actionArg) => html`
                                       <div
                                         class="action"
@@ -780,12 +783,8 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
             selected
           </div>
           <div class="footerActions">
-            ${directives.resolveExec(async () => {
-              const resultArray: TemplateResult[] = [];
-              for (const action of this.dataActions) {
-                if (!action.type?.includes('footer')) continue;
-                resultArray.push(
-                  html`<div
+            ${footerActions.map(
+              (action) => html`<div
                 class="footerAction"
                 @click=${() => {
                   action.actionFunc({
@@ -799,10 +798,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
                       ${action.name}`
                   : action.name}
               </div>`
-                );
-              }
-              return resultArray;
-            })}
+            )}
           </div>
         </div>
       </dees-tile>
@@ -1160,7 +1156,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
   /**
    * Measures the height of the first rendered body row and stores it for
    * subsequent virtualization math. Idempotent — only measures once per
-   * `data`/`columns` pair (cleared in `updated()` when those change).
+   * rendered table layout (cleared in `updated()` when that layout changes).
    */
   private __measureRowHeight() {
     if (!this.virtualized || this.__rowHeightMeasured) return;
@@ -1426,20 +1422,16 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
     if (newlyFlashing.size === 0) return;
 
     // Merge with any in-flight flashes from a rapid second update so a cell
-    // that changes twice before its animation ends gets a single clean
-    // restart (via __flashTick / directives.keyed) instead of stacking.
+    // that changes twice before its animation ends gets a clean restart,
+    // while unrelated cells keep their existing DOM subtree.
+    const flashToken = ++this.__flashTick;
+    const nextFlashingCells = new Map(this.__flashingCells);
     for (const [rowId, cols] of newlyFlashing) {
-      const existing = this.__flashingCells.get(rowId);
-      if (existing) {
-        for (const c of cols) existing.add(c);
-      } else {
-        this.__flashingCells.set(rowId, cols);
+      const existing = new Map(nextFlashingCells.get(rowId) ?? []);
+      for (const colKey of cols) existing.set(colKey, flashToken);
+      nextFlashingCells.set(rowId, existing);
     }
-    }
-    this.__flashTick++;
-    // Reactivity nudge: we've mutated the Map in place, so give Lit a fresh
-    // reference so the @state change fires for render.
-    this.__flashingCells = new Map(this.__flashingCells);
+    this.__flashingCells = nextFlashingCells;
     if (this.__flashClearTimer) clearTimeout(this.__flashClearTimer);
     this.__flashClearTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       this.__flashingCells = new Map();
@@ -1449,6 +1441,9 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
 
   public async updated(changedProperties: Map<string | number | symbol, unknown>): Promise<void> {
     super.updated(changedProperties);
+    const effectiveColumns = this.__getEffectiveColumns();
+    const currentTable = this.shadowRoot?.querySelector('table') ?? null;
+    const inRowActionCount = this.getActionsForType('inRow').length;
 
     // Feed highlightDuration into the CSS variable so JS and CSS stay in
     // sync via a single source of truth.
@@ -1456,15 +1451,23 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
       this.style.setProperty('--dees-table-flash-duration', `${this.highlightDuration}ms`);
     }
 
-    // Only re-measure column widths when the data or schema actually changed
-    // (or on first paint). `determineColumnWidths` is the single biggest
-    // first-paint cost — it forces multiple layout flushes per row.
-    const dataOrColsChanged =
+    // Only re-measure column widths when layout-affecting inputs changed or
+    // when a new <table> element was rendered after previously having none.
+    const columnLayoutChanged =
+      !!currentTable && (
         !this.__columnsSizedFor ||
-      this.__columnsSizedFor.data !== this.data ||
-      this.__columnsSizedFor.columns !== this.columns;
-    if (dataOrColsChanged) {
-      this.__columnsSizedFor = { data: this.data, columns: this.columns };
+        this.__columnsSizedFor.effectiveColumns !== effectiveColumns ||
+        this.__columnsSizedFor.showSelectionCheckbox !== this.showSelectionCheckbox ||
+        this.__columnsSizedFor.inRowActionCount !== inRowActionCount ||
+        this.__columnsSizedFor.table !== currentTable
+      );
+    if (currentTable && columnLayoutChanged) {
+      this.__columnsSizedFor = {
+        effectiveColumns,
+        showSelectionCheckbox: this.showSelectionCheckbox,
+        inRowActionCount,
+        table: currentTable,
+      };
       this.determineColumnWidths();
       // Force re-measure of row height; structure may have changed.
       this.__rowHeightMeasured = false;
@@ -1502,7 +1505,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
     if (
       !this.fixedHeight &&
       this.data.length > 0 &&
-      (this.__floatingActive || dataOrColsChanged)
+      (this.__floatingActive || columnLayoutChanged)
     ) {
       this.__syncFloatingHeader();
     }
@@ -1804,10 +1807,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
    * Used by the modal helper to render human-friendly labels.
    */
   private _lookupColumnByKey(key: string): Column<T> | undefined {
-    const usingColumns = Array.isArray(this.columns) && this.columns.length > 0;
-    const effective = usingColumns
-      ? computeEffectiveColumnsFn(this.columns, this.augmentFromDisplayFunction, this.displayFunction, this.data)
-      : computeColumnsFromDisplayFunctionFn(this.displayFunction, this.data);
+    const effective = this.__getEffectiveColumns();
     return effective.find((c) => String(c.key) === key);
   }
 
@@ -2543,9 +2543,7 @@ export class DeesTable<T> extends DeesElement {
     const view: T[] = (this as any)._lastViewData ?? [];
     if (view.length === 0) return;
     // Recompute editable columns from the latest effective set.
-    const allCols: Column<T>[] = Array.isArray(this.columns) && this.columns.length > 0
-      ? computeEffectiveColumnsFn(this.columns, this.augmentFromDisplayFunction, this.displayFunction, this.data)
-      : computeColumnsFromDisplayFunctionFn(this.displayFunction, this.data);
+    const allCols = this.__getEffectiveColumns();
     const editableCols = this.__editableColumns(allCols);
     if (editableCols.length === 0) return;